Thats seems to be the logical conclusion and explanation why battery and solar are not an option for central/northen part of Europe, despite how panels and batteries are dropping in price. The reason why the only two debated options are nuclear or a combination of wind and natural gas, is that any other alternative is prohibitively expensive. With natural gas becoming a geopolitical and environmental impossibility, that then leaves only one option left for grid growth and expansion, but politically that is a hard pill to take so the debate rages on despite there being no other realistic option.
It's politically a hard pill and debates rage because for multiple decades many German politicians said that the nuclear phaseout will not be coupled with large costs and the increased consumption of natural gas will be just temporary. It's very hard for an politician to say I made a grave error and you all will carry the consequences.
Germany has directly funded anti-nuclear groups in other European countries.
